A small ivory netsuke of a shishi 18th century
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A small ivory netsuke of a shishi
18th century
Lying with its head turned back to the left and its legs drawn in for compactness, the rather worn ivory bearing a good patina, unsigned.
3.4cm (1 3/8in).
Sold for £562 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 象牙彫根付　獅子　無銘　18世紀

    Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., pp.6 and 14, no.10.

    This was the first netsuke purchased by Harriet Szechenyi, in about 1963.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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